Forklift Operator Warehouse Worker

Overview

Americold provides temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation to food producers, restaurants, schools and retail outlets such as grocery stores. We're proud to provide an essential link in the food and beverage industry supply chain, and to play our part in ensuring families across the US and overseas can sit down together to eat.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates 165+ temperature-controlled warehouses in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, China, Argentina, and Canada. In North America we have over 11,000 associates and offer a wide variety of employment opportunities - from warehouse forklift operators and supervisors to accounting, customer support, engineering, transportation, and technology solutions positions.

Responsibilities

Under general supervision, Forklift Operator Warehouse Worker will ensure safe and accurate receipt, storage, and shipment of food products utilizing equipment including, but not limited to sit down and stand up forklifts, stand up straddle trucks, walk behinds, pallet jacks, double pallet jacks and radio frequency equipment.

Essential Functions:

Load and unload freight using equipment in an efficient and safe manner

Move product to storage areas with proper equipment.

Efficiently stack and store the merchandise in the appropriate area

Pick orders for shipment and assemble various types of merchandise to be shipped

Check or count freight for accuracy and/or damage and infestation

Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse

Conduct operations in a manner, which promotes safety

Participate in physical inventories, as needed

Perform labeling, sorting, wrapping, packing, and repacking

Operate equipment safely and efficiently (equipment to include, but not limited to stand up forklifts, stand up straddle trucks, walk behinds, pallet jacks, double pallet jacks and radio frequency equipment)

Report all safety malfunctions on equipment

Comply with OSHA standards

Must be able to meet production standards

Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work environment

Follow attendance policy, show up for work on time and ready to work assigned shift

Charge or change forklift battery, as needed

Perform other duties as assigned, may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Requires ability� to work independently

May work overtime, evenings, or weekends in order to complete work or to attend meetings, as directed and authorized by management

Requires the ability to pay close attention to details, meet deadlines, and work with difficult individuals